Canisius runners take on two meets

The Canisius College cross country team had runners at two separate meets on Friday, running in the Buffalo Stampede in Amherst at 10 a.m., followed by the National Catholic Championships at 4:30 p.m. hosted by Notre Dame. The National Catholic Championship highlighted the day, as the Griffs posted runners on both teams in the top-10.

On the men’s side, freshman Donovan Glavin and senior Brennan Root led the way for the Blue and Gold, finishing seventh and eighth overall respectively. Glavin posted a time of 25:39.1, while Root was close behind with a time of 25:39.1.

Siobhan Quinn was the fastest runner on the women’s team for the second-straight meet, placing eighth overall and coming in with a time of 18:00.4. Carlin Sullivan was the second-fastest entrant with a time of 18:34.5 and a 19th-place showing.

As a team the Blue and Gold the men’s squad finished fifth overall with a team score of 122. St. Louis took top honors with 52 points, with Notre Dame (67), Dayton (77) and Marquette (103) rounding out the top-5. Ben Kendell of Detroit won the race with a time of 25:06.8.

On the women’s side the squad posted a team score of 163 points for seventh overall. Notre Dame was first with a team score of 31, while Marquette (73), Dayton (96), St. Louis (125), Loyola (144) and Xavier (155) rounded out the top-seven teams. Notre Dame’s Annie Heffernan took top honors in the race with a time of 17:22.1.

The squads also competed at Buffalo’s Stamped held in Amherst. Austin Oetinger was the top Canisius runner on the men’s side, placing 58th with a time of 25:49.8. On the women’s side Taylor Marion’s time of 28:02.2 was tops on the team.

The men’s team placed seventh with 218 team points while the women’s team didn’t run enough athletes to qualify for team scoring.

The Griffs will next compete on Oct. 1 as the two teams compete at the Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh.

OVERALL FINISHES

National Catholics:

WOMEN:
8. Siobhan Quinn     18:00.4
19. Carlin Sullivan    18:34.4
36. Anna Phillips      18:56.3
47. Macey Walker     19:06.8
53. Aileen Doyle       19:21.3
56. Haley Keene       19:24.3
58. Justyna Wilkinson 19:26.5
65. Haylie Virginia   19:47.6

MEN:
7. Donovan Glavin   25:39.1
8. Brennan Root       25:40.6
29. Xavier Sauvageau          26:25.6
34. Anthony Belfatto            26.37.7
42. Galen Snyder      26:57.2
48. Nicholas Neamtu           27:04.3
51. Josh Sopchak      27:09.5
60. Henry Burton       27:35.6
83. AJ Stuver              29:30.2

Buffalo Stampede:
WOMEN:

65. Taylor Marino     28:02.2
67. Rachel Joachimi 28:38.1
68. Jenna Wallace   29:00.2

MEN:
58. Austin Oetinger  26:49.8
62. Gustavo Gonzalez  26:59.7
78. Paul Henry         28:22.6
80. Nicholas Spinosa 29:05.1
82. John Sepelak      29:35.0

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